Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

18 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
men equally distinguished for their skill in deciphering ancient
manuscripts, read the name Ann Elocke. I prefer the
reading of Judge Mitchell.
Mr. Savage adds : "The second wife was buried 1 6th of
May, 1651, and he married soon third wife, Ann Barker, by
whom he had Desire, 11th Oct , 1653, and the wife was
buried about 16th March, 1658." Mr. Savage or his amanuensis
has strangely mixed up in the passage quoted, facts
in relation to the families of Anthony Annable and Abraham
Blish. They were both good neighbors, very kind and
accommodating to each other, but I doubt whether they ever
swapped wives,* as the passage quoted indicates.
Family of Anthony Annable by his wife Jane—born in
England:
I. Sarah, born about 1622, married Nov. 22, 1638, by
Mr. Winslow, at Green's Harbor, to Henry Ewell of
Scituate. She died in 1687, leaving a family.
Born in Plymouth :
n. Hannah, born about 1625, being his first born child,
after his arrival. She married, March 10, 1644-5,
Thomas Bowman of Barnstable,
ni. Susannah, born about 1630, married 13th May, 1652,
Wm. Hatch, Jr., of Scituate.
Born in /Scituate:
IV. A daughter stillborn, buried 8th April, 1635.
V. Deborah, baptized May 7, 1637.
By his second wife, Ann Clark, born in Barnstable:
VI. Samuel, born January 22, bap'd Feb. 8, 1645-6, married,
June 1, 1667, Mehitable AUyn, died 1678, aged
32.
VII. Esek, (or Ezekiel) bap'd 29th April, 1649, probably
died young.
VIII. Desire, bap'd 16th Oct., 1653, married January 18,
1676-7, John Barker, Esq., died at Scituate July 24,
1706.
Samuel Annable married June 1, 1667, Mehitable,
*NOTE.—Mr. Savage will put this matter right in his fourth volume,
soon to be published. That he has made so few mistakes is wonderful.
The late Capt. Isaac Bacon, Sen., said he wished it was the
fashion to swap wives, as it was old horses—he would cheat somebody
most d nably.